Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 46: Saturday Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Acts 15:1 The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter. After there had been much debate, Peter stood […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 45: Saturday “Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. “While they were ministering to the Lord and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 44: Saturday “So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. “But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 43: Saturday “So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.” Acts 9:31 Saturday’s Bible reading is Acts 9–10. May the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 42: Saturday “And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul began ravaging the church, entering […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 42: Thursday Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy. Proverbs 31:8–9 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 31. Derek Kidner divides this last chapter of Proverbs into two sections: […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 41: Saturday “When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 41: Thursday “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.” Proverbs 29:2 Thursday’s Bible reading of Proverbs 29–30 finishes the “Further Proverbs of Solomon (Hezekiah’s Collection)” found in Proverbs 25–29, and it contains the “Words of Agur” in Proverbs 30.1 I […]
Read MoreHaving so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 When I wrote the story of how I became a Christian I shared how the genuine love I experienced […]
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Kindling for Candles 